This episode of the SRHM Podcast brings together leading experts to explore the intersections between environmental justice and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in the context of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Opening and closing remarks are delivered by Thoại D. Ngô, Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The discussion is moderated by Eszter Kismődi, Chief Executive of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.

Speakers include Aleya Khalifa (Columbia University), Allan Achesa Maleche (Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS), Neha Mankani (International Confederation of Midwives), Sai Jyothirmai Racherla (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women), and Marta Schaaf (Amnesty International).

The episode examines how climate change, extractivism, land dispossession, and unequal resource governance intersect with economic inequality to shape SRHR outcomes, particularly for women and girls. It highlights accountability gaps and structural barriers to justice, while pointing to evidence-based, rights-driven pathways that advance equality, sustainability, and community wellbeing.